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Comments

The first thing you may have noticed is that I switched to the japanese version of the game. I did so to get a better comparison with RTA runs. I didn't count the time saved by the title screen.

Stage by stage comments

1-1 (1)

Not much new stuff in this level. I somehow saved one frame to the character menu. I also saved 10 frames in the cave area but it was lost to Birdo afterwards

1-2 (57)

The improvement of this stage is the Birdo fight. I saved 56 frames by using a double hit on Birdo.

1-3 (61)

I saved 1 frame of lag and 3 frames at potion throwing.

3-1 (62)

I saved 1 frame at potion throwing.

5-1 (131)

Using Toad in this stage is a lot faster. In the first part, I saved 41 frames by picking up an enemy. I lost 44 frames in the cave because I have to slow down in some places. I saved 72 frames at the Birdo fight. Overall, I saved 69 frames in this stage.

5-2 (145)

I saved 64 frames in the first room by jumping up the ladder. I saved 3 frames at the climbing part. I lost 53 frames at Birdo because I have to wait for an extra egg. Overall, I saved 14 frames in this stage.

5-3 (163)

I saved 16 frames in the first room by jumping up the ladder. I also saved 2 frames at potion throwing. Overall, I saved 18 frames.

7-1 (224)

3 frames saved up to the vertical part. I saved 33 frames in the vertical part and 25 frames at Birdo. Overall, I saved 61 frames.

7-2 (234)

I saved 72 frames up to Wart, but I lost back 62 frames due to the frame rule. Overall, I saved 10 frames.

Other comments

Thanks to everyone who gave me good feedback on my last submisson. This is what motivated me to restart this from scratch and I am happy to save around 4 seconds.